Browsing Tag Boxing
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Older Than You Think
Like everyone else during the pandemic, I have at times been desperate for boxing content during the waits between live cards. To scratch that itch, I turned to ...
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Boxiana 1
July 16, 1947: Zale vs Graziano II
In 1945 Rocky Graziano stood at the precipice of ruin. Just 26-years-old, with a record of 35-6-5, he had lost two matches in a row, two high profile defeats ...
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July 11, 1996: Bowe vs Golota I
Golota gets eleven stitches, his head smashed open with a two-way radio. His trainer, 74-year-old Lou Duva, leaves the ring on a stretcher and is taken to hospital. ...
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The Last Time I Sparred
I turned forty-years-old in 1998 and had not boxed competitively for over fifteen years. I still worked out regularly, though I called it “training,” instead of “working out,” ...
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Lee Wylie 1
An Ode To The Sweet Science
To state the obvious, the history of boxing is an especially rich one. Perhaps more than any other sport, its past enriches the present. Serious enthusiasts of “The ...
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Boxiana 11
June 26, 1972: Duran vs Buchanan
In September of 1970, Scotland’s Ken Buchanan won the WBA version of the lightweight championship by close 15 round decision over Panamanian Ismael Laguna. He would defend his ...
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Boxiana 1
June 22, 1938: Louis vs Schmeling II
Former world champion Max Schmeling was a solid 10-to-1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist Joe Louis in a major heavyweight showdown in June ...
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Fight Reports 0
The Weekend That Was Podcast (No. 15)
It was an eventful weekend for pugilism with a number of top fighters in action, so of course we have your timely recap podcast as host Alden Chodash ...
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Boxiana 6
June 15, 1984: Hearns vs Duran
At the time, the story lines had not yet become vivid, the true significance of what was unfolding not yet clear. The term “The Four Kings” had yet ...
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Time For “The Cobra” To Strike
What does it take to build a world champion? “It’s like a puzzle,” says Ian MacKillop, head trainer of Montreal’s Donnybrook Boxing club. “And if you don’t have ...
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Boxiana 2
The Tale Of Willie And Bill
One of the more intriguing and, sadly, forgotten boxing rivalries is the classic six bout series between Pittsburgh’s own William P. Davies, aka “Wee Willie,” and Cuba’s Eladio ...
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Boxiana 2
The Smoke City Wildcat
They called them the Roaring Twenties, that crazy decade following World War I when the economy boomed, “speakeasies” opened on every other corner, the “flappers” started showing a ...
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Boxiana 1
June 3, 1979: Zarate vs Pintor
Whether it be the consistently absurd behavior of the alphabet bodies, or the numerous promotional feuds that have prevented so many great fights from happening, the sport of ...
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Lee Wylie 1
Louis & Napoles: Practical Precision
Technically sound footwork in boxing is about moving just enough to accomplish a purpose, while keeping your opponent guessing. And in the case of boxers who happen to ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
A Fistful Of Murder
Having already written a book about maniacal South American fighter Edwin Valero, Don Stradley doubtless experienced déjà vu when poring over the troubled tale of Argentine middleweight Carlos ...
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Fight Reports 0
Fight Report: Taylor vs Ramirez
Unification fights are, deservedly, a big deal in 21st century boxing as they are about as common as Bigfoot sightings and manna from heaven for hardcore fight fans ...
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Boxiana 0
May 8, 1982: Mancini vs Frias
By this time all of America knew the Ray Mancini story; precious few knew the tale of Arturo Frias. While “Boom Boom” Mancini was something out of a ...
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Boxiana 1
May 7, 2005: Castillo vs Corrales I
The point of this article is simple: to pay homage to a truly great fight. As simple as that. Nothing more. And nothing less. Let’s forget that Jose ...
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Boxiana 2
April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney
The day after the fight, James A. Farley, Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, states there will be a full investigation. Prior to the match, Farley ...
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Fight City Reviews 0
Requiem Revisited
A little while back writers Andrew Rihn and David Curcio launched a new series here on boxing movies, with these astute aficionados of both cinema and prizefighting offering ...
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Boxiana 4
April 15, 1985: Hagler vs Hearns
Hagler vs Hearns. Next to The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, maybe the most famous boxing match in middleweight history. Billed as simply “The Fight,” what is there to ...
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April 11, 1981: Holmes vs Berbick
In 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...
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April 5, 1915: Johnson vs Willard
It is not for nothing that late scribe Jimmy Cannon called boxing “the red light district of sports.” Pugilism is no stranger to corruption and criminals and over ...
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The Fight City 0
Training In The Shadows
It has been over a year since the calamity that is COVID-19 upended our lives and shook the world. Every corner of the globe has been affected by ...
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Boxiana 0
The Napoleon Of The Prize Ring
Napoleon, war-master, was a terror to his foes, A general of generals, as everybody knows; And Jack McAuliffe, lightweight king, who many battles won, Was tagged by his ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 50
Time for a new edition of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, who is joined by author and site contributor Glen Sharp as they recap the first ...
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler: 1954-2021
For those of us watching from the outside, who never knew Marvelous Marvin Hagler on a personal level, perhaps the characteristic which made the greatest impression was the ...
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The Fight City Podcast No. 48
Brand new podcast for you, fight fans, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, and it’s a special edition marking the 50th anniversary of quite possibly the biggest prizefight ...
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March 5, 1943: Jack vs Zivic II
In decades past the boxing world was an even tougher and less forgiving place than it is today, not to mention more crooked. Fighters were fighters, not businessmen, ...
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March 2, 1980: Kenty vs Espana
After decades of decline, Detroit, Michigan, attempted to reverse the years of stagnation and neglect and reassert itself in the late 70s as one of America’s great cities. A ...
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